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I first met Cyrus Sutton this past November when he came to Nova Scotia to screen his latest film project, Under the Sun. In his mid-twenties, Cy has amassed a large body of work already. His first film was titled Riding Waves -an introspective look at several different California surfers. From Donavon to John Peck […]

The other day I paddled out with a good friend to a spot on the side of the road. The waves were overhead and barreling. It was as good as it gets around here. There were just a few guys out and plenty of waves and yet we were met with a lot of stink […]

Recently, I came across an interesting post on the Nau blog regarding the Viridian Design project by Bruce Sterling (Wired Magazine blogger and futurist). Sterling’s basic premise is that we need to understand our relationships to the objects in our lives and how that relates to sustainability. Simple concepts to live by but much harder […]

We are pleased to bring you the first of what we hope to be a regular series here on Phoresia – the emerging shaper interviews. The shaping world was rocked by the closing of Clark Foam. Since then many things have conspired to drive the craft of hand-shaped surfboards down the way of the dinosaur. […]

We’ve been meaning to report on the New York Surf Film Festival for a while now. One thing led to another and well you get the idea… but, the festival was most certainly a huge success. Perhaps it’s best I do a quick blow by blow. I arrived in New York on a Thursday morning […]

We are stoked to bring you an interview with Dan Malloy this week. Dan is the first pro surfer we’ve interviewed. In the past two years we’ve focused heavily on surfboard construction so most of our interviews have been with shapers. However, as the “green” movement in surfing continues to grow, and perhaps dilute itself, […]

We’ve been wanting to do an interview with Malcolm Campbell for some time. We actually got to meet him in NYC at the NY Surf Film Festival and chatted with him briefly. Super gracious and humble guy and was keen on doing an interview. The Surfer’s Path just did a great piece on him written/photographed […]

One of the unique aspects of surfing versus nearly any other sport is the fact of the availability of getting a custom made board. Other sports such as skating, snowboarding, even things like golf and baseball use off the shelf equipment for all but the very elite professionals. With surfing, it’s just a matter of […]